Malaysia–Philippines relations
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Malaysia–Philippines relations (Malaysian: Hubungan Malaysia–Filipina; Filipino: Ugnayang Malaysia–Pilipinas) refers to foreign relations between Malaysia and the Philippines. The Philippines has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur, and Malaysia has an embassy in Manila and a consulate general in Davao City. The people of the two neighbouring countries have a long history of cultural and political relations.
They are both founding members of ASEAN, both countries are of Malayo-Polynesian stock, and both are important trading partners. The two countries have participated in joint conservation and security measures in the Sulu Sea, which lies between the two countries.
Malaysia has assisted in peacekeeping efforts in Mindanao although in the past became the main contributor of weapon and training funds for the Moro rebels after the attempt of President Ferdinand Marcos to retake eastern Sabah under the claim of the Sultanate of Sulu by forces through "Operation Merdeka". Following the arrest of Nur Misuari in 2001, Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said in a statement that they did not fund the insurgencies any more despite continuous conflicts until present. Both countries are now involved in the ongoing disputes over ownership of the Spratly Islands and parts of Sabah.
In 1959, shortly after Federation of Malaya, the predecessor state of Malaysia, became independent, the Philippines established a legation in Kuala Lumpur. Both countries are current members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and the Asian Union. In 1961, the Philippine legation was elevated into an embassy. On the same year, then Philippine President Carlos P. Garcia made a state visit to Malaya where he discussed the formation of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with then Malayan Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman. The ASEAN was founded in 8 August 1967 by five Southeast Asian states including then Malaya and the Philippines.
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